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General

Ulster Unionist leader, Mike Nesbitt MLA, has stated that the latest revelations regarding the sale of NAMA`s assets in Northern Ireland calls into question the judgement of those at the very heart of Northern Ireland`s...

General

The Ulster Unionist Party Leader Mike Nesbitt MLA, has met with the Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn MP, at Westminster today.
Speaking after the meeting, Mr Nesbitt said:
“It has been a very long time since Jeremy...

Health

Ulster Unionist Party Health Spokesperson Jo-Anne Dobson MLA has criticised the Health Minister Simon Hamilton over the scale of vacancies across Northern Ireland’s Health Service. Figures from the Office for National Statistics have shown that...

General, Victims

Ulster Unionist MLA for Mid-Ulster, Sandra Overend, has condemned the disgraceful attack on the Teebane Memorial on the Drum Road, Cookstown in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Mrs Overend said:
“It is utterly shameful that someone...

General, Justice

Ulster Unionist MLA Jo-Anne Dobson has praised the PSNI operation which resulted in the arrest of eight individuals across Portadown, Lurgan and Armagh this morning.
The Upper Bann MLA said:
“This operation was the culmination of months...

Justice

The Ulster Unionist Party’s Justice spokesperson, Danny Kennedy MLA, has welcomed the sentence of 18 months handed down by a Dublin court to Thomas ’Slab’ Murphy for unpaid taxes, as proof that no-one is beyond...

General, Security

South Belfast Ulster Unionist MLA Michael McGimpsey has condemned last night’s murder of a man at a house in Walmer Street in the Ormeau Road area of Belfast.
Mr McGimpsey said:
“Once again people have woken...

Health

Ulster Unionist Party Health Spokesperson Jo-Anne Dobson MLA has expressed her shock and anger at Simon Hamilton’s response to the latest publication of hospital waiting times across Northern Ireland. In figures just published it was...

General

An Ulster Unionist delegation met the Prime Minister this morning, to discuss the uncertainties surrounding the referendum on the UK's continuing membership of the European Union. Party Leader, Mike Nesbitt MLA, said:
"With four months...

Justice

Ulster Unionist Justice spokesperson, Danny Kennedy MLA, has welcomed the latest report into the inspection of Maghaberry prison, which says that the prison has now ‘stabilised’, but noted that progress was ‘fragile.’
Mr Kennedy said:
“The most...